LAST UPDATED: February 1, 2013
CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING 2012–2013 SEASON
ALAN GILBERT OPENS THE SEASON: RITE OF SPRING AND LEIF OVE ANDSNES
Avery Fisher Hall
Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, September 20, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Friday, September 21, 2012, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, September 22, 2012, 8:00 p.m.
Alan Gilbert, conductor Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
György KURTÁG ... quasi una fantasia ... BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3 STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring
ALAN GILBERT OPENS THE SEASON: THE OPENING GALA WITH ITZHAK PERLMAN
Avery Fisher Hall
Thursday, September 27, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Live From Lincoln Center
Alan Gilbert, conductor Itzhak Perlman, violin
RESPIGHI Fountains of Rome Selections for Violin and Orchestra: RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Fantasy on Russian Themes MASSENET Méditation from Thaïs TCHAIKOVSKY/arr. Glazunov Scherzo from Souvenir d’un lieu cher John WILLIAMS Theme from Schindler’s List SARASATE Introduction and Tarantella RESPIGHI Pines of Rome
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ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: 2011 TCHAIKOVSKY PIANO COMPETITION WINNER DANIIL TRIFONOV PLAYS PROKOFIEV
Avery Fisher Hall
Friday, September 28, 2012, 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 29, 2012, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 2, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
Alan Gilbert, conductor Daniil Trifonov, piano*
MUSORGSKY Night on Bald Mountain PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 3 RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade
SATURDAY MATINEE CONCERT Avery Fisher Hall Saturday, September 29, 2012, 2:00 p.m. Alan Gilbert, conductor Pascual Martínez Forteza, clarinet Sheryl Staples, violin Michelle Kim, violin Cynthia Phelps, viola Carter Brey, cello
BRAHMS Clarinet Quintet RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade
*denotes New York Philharmonic debut
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MARY AND JAMES G. WALLACH ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE EMANUEL AX PERFORMS BACH AND SCHOENBERG WITH ALAN GILBERT Avery Fisher Hall Thursday, October 4, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Friday, October 5, 2012, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, October 6, 2012, 8:00 p.m. Alan Gilbert, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano J.S. BACH Keyboard Concerto in D minor SCHOENBERG Piano Concerto MOZART Symphony No. 36, Linz
ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: THE NIELSEN PROJECT CONTINUES WITH NIKOLAJ ZNAIDER Avery Fisher Hall Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, October 11, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Friday, October 12, 2012 8:00 p.m. Saturday, October 13, 2012, 8:00 p.m.
Alan Gilbert, conductor Robert Langevin, flute Nikolaj Znaider, violin NIELSEN Flute Concerto NIELSEN Violin Concerto TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 2, Little Russian
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NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN CONCERT HALL
Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center 129 West 67 Street
Sunday, October 14, 2012, 3:00 p.m.
Victor YORAN Duo for Violin and Bass Trombone Anna Rabinova, violin; James Markey, bass trombone
MOZART Quintet for Horn and Strings Yulia Ziskel, violin; Judith Nelson, Dawn Hannay, violas; Eileen Moon, cello; Philip Myers, horn
BARBER Summer Music Mindy Kaufman, flute; Sherry Sylar, oboe; Pascual Martínez Forteza, clarinet; Kim Laskowski, bassoon; R. Allen Spanjer, horn
SCHUMANN Piano Quartet Joo Young Oh, violin; Rebecca Young, viola; Wei Yu, cello; Keun A Lee§, piano
MR. KEILLOR AT 70 Pension Fund Concert Avery Fisher Hall Tuesday, October 16, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
Garrison Keillor, narrator and vocalist Rob Fisher, conductor Christine DiGiallonardo, vocalist*
A personal narrative of 70 years of music in a man’s head, featuring Brethren hymns, nonsense, rousers, show tunes, blues, ribaldry, Pomp and Circumstance, “My Girl,” as well as music by Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Haydn, Brian Wilson, Ligeti, and Jerry Garcia. Plus: ‘Hot Bananas Poetry and Piano Ping-Pong.’”
*denotes New York Philharmonic debut § denotes New York Philharmonic guest artist
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RAFAEL FRÜHBECK DE BURGOS AND AUGUSTIN HADELICH Avery Fisher Hall Thursday, October 18, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Friday, October 19, 2012, 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 20, 2012, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor Augustin Hadelich, violin**
LALO Symphonie espagnole BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique
RAFAEL FRÜHBECK DE BURGOS CONDUCTS MOZART AND MAHLER
Avery Fisher Hall Thursday, October 25, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Friday, October 26, 2012, 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 27, 2012, 8:00 p.m. Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor Philip Myers, horn MOZART Serenade No. 6, Serenata notturna MOZART Horn Concerto No. 3 MAHLER Symphony No. 1
RUSH HOUR CONCERT: CHARLES DUTOIT CONDUCTS RACHMANINOFF AND ELGAR
Avery Fisher Hall Wednesday, October 31, 2012, 6:45 p.m. Charles Dutoit, conductor Nikolai Lugansky, piano* RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for Piano and Orchestra ELGAR Enigma Variations
**denotes New York Philharmonic subscription debut *denotes New York Philharmonic debut
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CHARLES DUTOIT AND NIKOLAI LUGANSKY Avery Fisher Hall Thursday, November 1, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Friday, November 2, 2012, 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 3, 2012, 8:00 p.m. Charles Dutoit, conductor Nikolai Lugansky, piano DEBUSSY The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian: Symphonic Fragments RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for Piano and Orchestra ELGAR Enigma Variations
MARY AND JAMES G. WALLACH ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE RECITAL CO- PRESENTED WITH LINCOLN CENTER’S WHITE LIGHT FESTIVAL
The Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center
Sunday, November 4, 2012, 5:00 p.m.
Emanuel Ax, piano Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence
Matthias Pintscher, conductor Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano Russell Thomas, tenor Musicians from the New York Philharmonic
J. S. BACH Selection from the Well-Tempered Clavier SCHOENBERG Six Little Piano Pieces, Op. 19 MAHLER/Schoenberg Das Lied von der Erde (chamber orchestra version, completed by Rainer Riehn)
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KURT MASUR WITH GLENN DICTEROW AND CARTER BREY
Avery Fisher Hall Thursday, November 8, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Friday, November 9, 2012, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, November 10, 2012, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 13, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
Kurt Masur, conductor Glenn Dicterow, violin Carter Brey, cello BRAHMS Double Concerto for Violin and Cello BRAHMS Symphony No. 2
YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERT
Avery Fisher Hall Saturday, November 10, 2012, 2:00 p.m. Music with an Accent: “Gypsy Airs” Program tba
KURT MASUR CONDUCTS BRAHMS Avery Fisher Hall Thursday, November 15, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Friday, November 16, 2012, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, November 17, 2012, 8:00 p.m. Kurt Masur, conductor
BRAHMS Symphony No. 3 BRAHMS Symphony No. 4
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NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN CONCERT HALL
Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center 129 West 67 Street
Sunday, November 18, 2012, 3:00 p.m.
PAGANINI Quartet for Guitar and Strings in B major Yulia Ziskel, violin; Irene Breslaw, violia; Wei Yu, cello; Tali Roth§, guitar
BEETHOVEN Sextet in E-flat major, Op. 71 Pascual Martínez Forteza, Amy Zoloto§, clarinets; R. Allen Spanjer, Howard Wall, horns; Kim Laskowski, Arlen Fast, bassoons
MESSIAEN Quartet for the End of Time Sheryl Staples, violin; Mark Nuccio, clarinet; Sumire Kudo, cello; Wendy Chen§, piano
ANDREY BOREYKO AND FRANK PETER ZIMMERMANN
Avery Fisher Hall
Tuesday, November 20, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Friday, November 23, 2012, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, November 24, 2012, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 27, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Andrey Boreyko, conductor Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin MENDELSSOHN Die Heimkehr aus der Fremde SHOSTAKOVICH Violin Concerto No. 1 DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, From the New World
§ denotes New York Philharmonic guest artist
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SATURDAY MATINEE CONCERT WITH ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE EMANUEL AX IN BRAHMS PIANO QUINTET
Avery Fisher Hall
Saturday, November 24, 2012, 2:00 p.m. Andrey Boreyko, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano Glenn Dicterow, violin Sheryl Staples, violin Cynthia Phelps, viola Carter Brey, cello
BRAHMS Piano Quintet DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, From the New World
ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: NEW YORK PREMIERE BY STEVEN STUCKY GIL SHAHAM IN BARBER VIOLIN CONCERTO
Avery Fisher Hall
Thursday, November 29, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Friday, November 30, 2012, 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 1, 2012, 8:00 p.m.
Alan Gilbert, conductor Gil Shaham, violin
Steven STUCKY Symphony (New York Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the Los Angeles Philharmonic) BARBER Violin Concerto RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances
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JURAJ VALČUHA AND ANDRÉ WATTS
Avery Fisher Hall
Wednesday, December 5, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, December 6, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, December 8, 2012, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 11, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
Juraj Valčuha, conductor* André Watts, piano WEBER Oberon Overture RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2 R. STRAUSS “Fantasie” from Die Frau ohne Schatten R. STRAUSS Der Rosenkavalier Suite
JURAJ VALČUHA AND THE PHILHARMONIC AT NJPAC
New Jersey Performing Arts Center Newark, New Jersey
Friday, December 7, 2012, 8:00 p.m.
Juraj Valčuha, conductor André Watts, piano WEBER Oberon Overture RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2 R. STRAUSS “Fantasie” from Die Frau ohne Schatten R. STRAUSS Der Rosenkavalier Suite
*denotes New York Philharmonic debut
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DANIEL HARDING AND JAN LISIECKI
Avery Fisher Hall
Thursday, December 13, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Friday, December 14, 2012, 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 15, 2012, 8:00 p.m.
Daniel Harding, conductor Jan Lisiecki, piano*
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 3 SCHUMANN Piano Concerto SIBELIUS Symphony No. 7
HOLIDAY BRASS
Avery Fisher Hall
Sunday, December 16, 2012, 3:00 p.m.
New York Philharmonic Principal Brass Quintet Lee Musiker Jazz Trio
Program tba
*denotes New York Philharmonic debut
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EMMANUELLE HAÏM CONDUCTS MESSIAH
Avery Fisher Hall
Tuesday, December 18, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 19, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, December 20, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Friday, December 21, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, December 22, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
Emmanuelle Haïm, conductor* Camilla Tilling, soprano* Tim Mead, countertenor* Kenneth Tarver, tenor Alastair Miles, bass New York Choral Artists, Joseph Flummerfelt, director
HANDEL Messiah
CONTACT!, THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC NEW-MUSIC SERIES
Friday, December 21, 2012, 7:00 p.m. Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue
Saturday, December 22, 2012, 8:00 p.m. Peter Norton Symphony Space 2537 Broadway, at 95th Street
Jayce Ogren, conductor* Elizabeth Futral, soprano
Andy AKIHO New work (World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission) Andrew NORMAN Try (New York Premiere) Jude VACLAVIK New work (World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission) DRUCKMAN Counterpoise (ensemble version)
*denotes New York Philharmonic debut
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NEW YEAR’S EVE CONCERT Avery Fisher Hall
Monday, December 31, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Live From Lincoln Center
Michael Feinstein, piano/vocalist* James Galway, flute Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano
Program tba
MANFRED HONECK AND JEAN-YVES THIBAUDET
Avery Fisher Hall
Thursday, January 3, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Friday, January 4, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, January 5, 2013, 8:00 p.m.
Manfred Honeck, conductor* Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano BRAUNFELS Suite from Fantastic Apparitions on a Theme by Berlioz GRIEG Piano Concerto BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7
CHRISTOPH ESCHENBACH AND PINCHAS ZUKERMAN Avery Fisher Hall Wednesday, January 9, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, January 10, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Friday, January 11, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, January 12, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Christoph Eschenbach, conductor Pinchas Zukerman, violin BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1 BRUCKNER Symphony No. 6
*denotes New York Philharmonic debut
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LORIN MAAZEL AND YEFIM BRONFMAN Avery Fisher Hall Wednesday, January 16, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, January 17, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Friday, January 18, 2013, 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 19, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Lorin Maazel, conductor Yefim Bronfman, piano BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1 SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN CONCERT HALL
Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center 129 West 67 Street
Sunday, January 20, 2013, 3:00 p.m.
SCHUBERT String Trio in B-flat major, D.581 Kuan Cheng Lu, violin; Irene Brelsaw, viola; Qiang Tu, cello
FOSS Time Cycle Carter Brey, cello; Mark Nuccio, clarinet; Daniel Druckman, percussion; Steven Beck§, piano and celeste; Susan Narucki§, soprano
John SICHEL Masque 2012 (U.S. Premiere) Vladimir Tsypin, violin; Evgeny Beleninov§, guitar
HINDEMITH Octet Lisa Kim, violin; Vivek Kamath, Robert Rinehart, Violas; Eileen Moon, cello; Satoshi Okamoto, bass; Alucia Scalzo§, clarinet; Judith LeClair, bassoon; Philip Myers, horn
§ denotes New York Philharmonic guest artist
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LORIN MAAZEL AND JENNIFER KOH
Avery Fisher Hall Thursday, January 24, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Friday, January 25, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, January 26, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Lorin Maazel, conductor Jennifer Koh, violin** TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet, Overture-Fantasy LUTOSŁAWSKI Chain 2: Dialogue for Violin and Orchestra SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5
YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERT
Avery Fisher Hall Saturday, January 26, 2013, 2:00 p.m. Music with an Accent: “Asian Horizons” Program tba
SYMPHONIC SONDHEIM Avery Fisher Hall Tuesday, January 29, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Paul Gemignani, conductor The New York Philharmonic presents symphonic suites of this legendary composer’s greatest melodies from works such as Sunday in the Park with George, The Enclave, Pacific Overtures, Stavisky, Passion, and Sweeney Todd.
**denotes New York Philharmonic subscription debut
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CHRISTOPH VON DOHNÁNYI CONDUCTS BEETHOVEN Avery Fisher Hall Thursday, January 31, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Friday, February 1, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, February 2, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor Radu Lupu, piano BEETHOVEN Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5
SATURDAY MATINEE CONCERT
Avery Fisher Hall
Saturday, February 2, 2013, 2:00 p.m.
Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor Glenn Dicterow, violin Marc Ginsberg, violin Rebecca Young, viola Irene Breslaw, viola Maria Kitsopoulos, cello Wei Yu, cello
BEETHOVEN Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5 BRAHMS String Sextet No. 2
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ANDRIS NELSONS AND CHRISTIAN TETZLAFF
Avery Fisher Hall
Wednesday, February 6, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, February 7, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Friday, February 8, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, February 9, 2013, 8:00 p.m.
Andris Nelsons, conductor Christian Tetzlaff, violin
DVOŘÁK The Noon Witch BRAHMS Violin Concerto BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra
CHINESE NEW YEAR Avery Fisher Hall Tuesday, February 12, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Long Yu, conductor Herbie Hancock*, piano Ying Huang*, soprano Jennifer Johnson cano, mezzo-soprano Yan Wang*, soprano Snow Lotus Trio Hsin-Mei Agnes Hsu*, speaker
LI Huanzhi Spring Festival Overture MAHLER “Der Einsame im Herbst,” from Das Lied von der Erde YE Xiaogang “Imitation of an Old Poem: Long Autumn Night,” from The Song of the Earth (U.S. Premiere) CHEN Qigang Er Huang, for Piano and Orchestra TRADITIONAL/Zou Ye The Drunken Concubine TRADITIONAL Selections with the Snow Lotus Trio
*denotes New York Philharmonic debut
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ALAN GILBERT AND RUDOLF BUCHBINDER Avery Fisher Hall Thursday, February 14, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Friday, February 15, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, February 16, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Alan Gilbert, conductor Rudolf Buchbinder, piano
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, Pathétique
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN CONCERT HALL FEATURING MUSIC BY COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE CHRISTOPHER ROUSE
Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center 129 West 67 Street
Sunday, February 17, 2013, 3:00 p.m.
ROSSINI/arr. Douglas B. Moore Overture to The Barber of Seville Eric Bartlett, Sumire Kudo, Ru-Pei Yeh, Wei Yu, cellos
YSAŸE Trio for Two Violins and Viola Elizabeth Zeltser, Quan Ge, violins; Robert Rinehart, viola
Christopher ROUSE String Quartet No. 2 Fiona Simon, Hae-Young Ham, violins; Dawn Hannay, viola; Eileen Moon, cello
Harold MELTZER Two Songs from Silas Marner Charlotte Dobbs§, soprano; Eric Bartlett, cello
MENDELSSOHN Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor Yoko Takebe, violin; Sumire Kudo, cello; Inon Barnatan§, piano
§ denotes New York Philharmonic guest artist
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ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: MARIE-JOSÉE KRAVIS COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE CHRISTOPHER ROUSE’S PHANTASMATA
Avery Fisher Hall
Thursday, February 21, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Friday, February 22, 2013, 11:00 a.m.
Alan Gilbert, conductor Jan Vogler, cello
Christopher ROUSE Phantasmata BLOCH Schelomo BRAHMS Symphony No. 1
RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S CAROUSEL DIRECTED BY JAMES BRENNAN, CONDUCTED BY ROB FISHER
Avery Fisher Hall
Wednesday, February 27, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, February 28, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 1, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, March 2, 2013, 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 2, 2013, 8:00 p.m.
Rob Fisher, conductor James Brennan, director
RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN Carousel (staged)
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THE BACH VARIATIONS: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL
SYMPOSIUM AT 92ND STREET Y
92nd Street Y 1395 Lexington Avenue
Sunday, March 3, 11:00 a.m.
“Interpreting Bach: A Symposium”
Hanna Arie-Gaifman, moderator Panel to include Alan Gilbert, Masaaki Suzuki, and Jennifer Koh
THE BACH VARIATIONS: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL BACH AND MENDELSSOHN WITH MASAAKI SUZUKI
Avery Fisher Hall
Wednesday, March 6, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 8, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, March 9, 2013, 8:00 p.m.
Masaaki Suzuki, conductor/harpsichord* Sherezade Panthaki, soprano* Joélle Harvey, soprano* Iestyn Davies, countertenor* Nicholas Phan, tenor Tyler Duncan, baritone* Bach Collegium Japan, chorus* Yale Schola Cantorum, chorus*
J.S. BACH Singet dem Herrn, BWV 225 MENDELSSOHN Magnificat MENDELSSOHN Christus J.S. BACH Magnificat
*denotes New York Philharmonic debut
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THE BACH VARIATIONS: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL MASS IN B MINOR WITH ALAN GILBERT
Avery Fisher Hall
Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 14, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 15, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, March 16, 2013, 8:00 p.m.
Alan Gilbert, conductor Dorothea Röschmann, soprano Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano Steve Davislim, tenor Eric Owens, bass-baritone New York Choral Artists, Joseph Flummerfelt, director
J.S. BACH Mass in B minor
THE BACH VARIATIONS: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL RUSH HOUR CONCERT: ISABELLE FAUST WITH BERNARD LABADIE Avery Fisher Hall Wednesday, March 20, 2013, 6:45 p.m. Bernard Labadie, conductor Isabelle Faust, violin* J.S. BACH Sinfonia from Cantata No. 42 J.S. BACH Violin Concerto in A minor J.S. BACH Violin Concerto in E major J.S. BACH Orchestral Suite No. 3
*denotes New York Philharmonic debut
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THE BACH VARIATIONS: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL ISABELLE FAUST WITH BERNARD LABADIE
Avery Fisher Hall Thursday, March 21, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 22, 2013, 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 23, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Bernard Labadie, conductor Isabelle Faust, violin J.S. BACH Orchestral Suite No. 4 J.S. BACH Violin Concerto in E major J.S. BACH Sinfonia from Cantata No. 42 J.S. BACH Violin Concerto in A minor J.S. BACH Orchestral Suite No. 3
THE BACH VARIATIONS: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL CARTER BREY PERFORMS THE COMPLETE BACH CELLO SUITES
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church 65th Street and Central Park West
Wednesday, March 27, 2013, 7:30 p.m.
Carter Brey, cello
J.S. BACH Complete Cello Suites
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THE BACH VARIATIONS: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL
BACH, MENDELSSOHN, AND SCHUMANN WITH ANDRÁS SCHIFF
Avery Fisher Hall
Wednesday, April 3, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 4, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 5, 2013, 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 6, 2013, 8:00 p.m.
András Schiff, conductor† and piano
J.S. BACH Keyboard Concerto in F minor MENDELSSOHN String Symphony No. 9 J.S. BACH Keyboard Concerto in D major SCHUMANN Symphony No. 4
CONTACT!, THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC NEW-MUSIC SERIES
Friday, April 5, 2013, 7:00 p.m. Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue
Saturday, April 6, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Peter Norton Symphony Space 2537 Broadway, at 95th Street
Alan Gilbert, conductor Liang Wang, oboe
Unsuk CHIN Gougalon (U.S. Premiere) Poul RUDERS Oboe Concerto (U.S. Premiere) Anders HILLBORG Vaporized Tivoli (New York Premiere) Yann ROBIN Backdraft (U.S. Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the Fundação Casa da Musica, Portugal)
†denotes New York Philharmonic conducting debut
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DAVID ROBERTSON CONDUCTS WORLD PREMIERE OF TRISTAN MURAIL’S PIANO CONCERTO WITH PIERRE-LAURENT AIMARD
Avery Fisher Hall
Thursday, April 11, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 12, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, April 13, 2013, 8:00 p.m.
David Robertson, conductor Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
MESSIAEN Les Offrandes oubliées MOZART Piano Concerto No. 23 Tristan MURAIL Le Désenchantement du monde, Symphonic Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (U.S. Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with Bavarian Radio, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra) BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 2
YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERT
Avery Fisher Hall
Saturday, April 13, 2013, 2:00 p.m.
Music with an Accent: “Fiesta”
Program tba
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ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: THREE AMERICANS
Avery Fisher Hall
Wednesday, April 17, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 19, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, April 20, 2013, 8:00 p.m.
Alan Gilbert, conductor Joshua Bell, violin
Christopher ROUSE Prospero’s Rooms (World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission) BERNSTEIN Serenade (after Plato’s “Symposium”) IVES Symphony No. 4
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN CONCERT HALL
Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center 129 West 67 Street
Sunday, April 21, 2013, 3:00 p.m.
FINZI Interlude for Oboe and Strings Sherry Sylar, oboe; Glenn Dicterow, Lisa Kim, violins; Dawn Hannay, viola; Qiang Tu, cello
DURUFLÉ Prelude, Recitative, and Variations Mindy Kaufman, flute; Rebecca Young, viola; Todd Crow§, piano
REINECKE Trio in A major Pascual Martínez Forteza, clarinet; Peter Kenote, viola; Eric Huebner, piano
BRAHMS Piano Quartet in C minor Soohyun Kwon, violin; Vivek Kamath, viola; Ru-Pei Yei, cello; Christopher Guzman§, piano
§denotes New York Philharmonic guest artist
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ALAN GILBERT AND ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE EMANUEL AX IN MOZART
Avery Fisher Hall
Wednesday, April 24, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 25, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 27, 2013, 8:00 p.m.
Alan Gilbert, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 25 BRUCKNER Symphony No. 3
ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: WORLD PREMIERE OF ANDERS HILLBORG SONG CYCLE WITH RENÉE FLEMING AT CARNEGIE HALL
Carnegie Hall
Friday, April 26, 2013, 8:00 p.m.
Alan Gilbert, conductor Renée Fleming, soprano
RESPIGHI Fountains of Rome Anders HILLBORG Strand Settings (World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with Carnegie Hall) MUSORGSKY/Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition
EUROPE / SPRING 2013
Tour to include concerts in Istanbul, Zurich, the 100th Anniversary of Vienna’s Konzerthaus, a new work by Composer-in-Residence Christopher Rouse, and a performance of Magnus Lindberg’s Kraft at the Volkswagen Transparent Factory in Dresden, Germany; Emanuel Ax and Joshua Bell to be soloists. Additional details tba.
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YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERT Avery Fisher Hall Saturday, May 25, 2012, 2:00 p.m. Music with an Accent: “World’s Fair” Program tba
ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: FREE ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT
The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine 112th Street and Amsterdam Avenue
Monday, May 27, 2013, 8:00 p.m.
Alan Gilbert, conductor
BRUCKNER Symphony No. 3
ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: WYNTON MARSALIS’S SWING SYMPHONY AT RUSH HOUR Avery Fisher Hall
Thursday, May 30, 2013, 6:45 p.m.
Alan Gilbert, conductor Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Wynton Marsalis, music director and trumpet
Wynton MARSALIS Swing Symphony (Symphony No. 3)
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JUNE JOURNEY: GILBERT’S PLAYLIST THE JAZZ EFFECT
Avery Fisher Hall
Friday, May 31, 2013, 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 1, 2013, 8:00 p.m.
Alan Gilbert, conductor Case Scaglione, conductor (Stravinsky, Shostakovich) Mark Nuccio, clarinet Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Wynton Marsalis, music director and trumpet
STRAVINSKY Ragtime SHOSTAKOVICH Tahiti Trot COPLAND Clarinet Concerto Wynton MARSALIS Swing Symphony (Symphony No. 3)
AN EVENING WITH PAULO SZOT
Avery Fisher Hall
Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 7:30 p.m.
Paulo Szot, baritone Ted Sperling, conductor
In a one-night-only performance with the New York Philharmonic, Tony Award winner and Metropolitan Opera artist Paulo Szot traverses the art of song from Brazil, the opera stage, the concert repertoire, and Broadway. With songs by Ravel and Cole Porter and selections from shows such as Gigi and Man of La Mancha, this concert celebrates the versatility of one of New York’s favorite performers.
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JUNE JOURNEY: GILBERT’S PLAYLIST DALLAPICCOLA’S IL PRIGIONIERO
Avery Fisher Hall
Thursday, June 6, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 8, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 11, 2013, 7:30 p.m.
Alan Gilbert, conductor Lisa Batiashvili, violin
Cast to include: Gerald Finley, bass-baritone (The Prisoner) Patricia Racette, soprano* (The Mother) Peter Hoare, tenor* (The Jailer and Grand Inquisitor) The Collegiate Chorale, chorus James Bagwell, director
PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 1 DALLAPICCOLA Il Prigioniero
ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: WITH LISA BATIASHVILI AT THE TILLES CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Tilles Center for the Performing Arts C.W. Post Campus Long Island University Brookville, New York
Friday, June 7, 2013, 8:00 p.m.
Alan Gilbert, conductor Joshua Weilerstein, conductor Lisa Batiashvili, violin
MUSORGSKY Prelude to Khovanshchina PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 1 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, Pathétique
*denotes New York Philharmonic debut
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SATURDAY MATINEE CONCERT
Avery Fisher Hall
Saturday, June 8, 2013, 2:00 p.m.
Alan Gilbert, conductor and violin Lisa Batiashvili, violin Alan Gilbert, violin Cynthia Phelps, viola Rebecca Young, viola Carter Brey, cello
BRAHMS String Quintet in G major TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, Pathétique
LIONEL BRINGUIER AND LEONIDAS KAVAKOS
Avery Fisher Hall
Thursday, June 13, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 14, 2013, 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 15, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 7:30 p.m.
Lionel Bringuier, conductor Leonidas Kavakos, violin
DUKAS The Sorcerer’s Apprentice PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 2 KODÁLY Dances of Galánta STRAVINSKY Firebird Suite (1919)
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NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN CONCERT HALL
Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center 129 West 67 Street
Sunday, June 16, 2013, 3:00 p.m.
MARTINŮ String Trio No. 2 Kuan Cheng Lu, violin; Peter Kenote, viola; Wei Yu, cello
JANÁČEK String Quartet No. 1, Kreutzer Sonata Fiona Simon, Sharon Yamada, violins; Robert Rinehart, viola; Eileen Moon, cello
TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Trio Na Sun, violin; Qiang Tu, cello; Hélène Jeanney§, piano
JUNE JOURNEY: GILBERT’S PLAYLIST A RING JOURNEY, COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE CHRISTOPHER ROUSE’S SEEING WITH ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE EMANUEL AX
Avery Fisher Hall
Thursday, June 20, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 21, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, June 22, 2013, 8:00 p.m.
Alan Gilbert, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano Christopher ROUSE Seeing, for Piano and Orchestra WAGNER/arr. Alan Gilbert, A Ring Journey after Erich Leinsdorf
§ denotes New York Philharmonic guest artist
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JUNE JOURNEY: GILBERT’S PLAYLIST STRAVINSKY ON STAGE: DOUG FITCH ANIMATES STRAVINSKY’S PETRUSHKA AND THE FAIRY’S KISS Avery Fisher Hall
Thursday, June 27, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 28, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, June 29, 2013, 8:00 p.m.
Alan Gilbert, conductor Sara Mearns, dancer*
A Production by Giants Are Small Doug Fitch, director/designer Edouard Getaz, producer Karole Armitage, choreographer
STRAVINSKY The Fairy’s Kiss STRAVINSKY Petrushka
*denotes New York Philharmonic debut
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